Yeah, you might spend a bit more than at some national chain place, but Salerno's is the RealDeal. Fantastic Italian, - straight forward, fairly simple dishes done very well, and my (Italian Mother) would have loved this restaurant... many items seem like what she would have made.Huge portions so you can take home lunch tomorrow.Nice wine list we thought.My first time here, and we will definitely come back!Highly recommended for real, family ish Italian food.Parking: Just pull on, and look around!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Ala Salerno, Sauce, Salerno's Special Salad
Nancy Higdon
Great restaurant that is right on the river. Drinks are great, food was good and server was friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
June S.
I would not give any stars if the system allowed. I have been wanting to go to Salerno on the Fox in St Charles for the past two years. Finally went 3/3/24 and will never go back. Out of 5 of us, none of our meals were good. Pasta was extremely over cooked and mushy. Meatballs were like leather. The fettuccine was watery. Plus what we chose from the website menu is not even offered unless you pay double of what it is advertised at to get what it shows. I Do Not Recommend Going There. Oh, best yet- when I told the owner how disappointed we were, he just walked away!!!!!! VERY RUDE - IGNORANT You can clearly see the ravioli is advertised at $19, I was told it would be $28 if I wanted that!!!!!! FALSE ADVERTISEMENT
Scott F.
Great place. Old school as it gets and thats a compliment these days. They take care of you, fill you up with delicious food with larger portions. The pizza is expensive for sure, but it feeds like a stuffed pizza would- 2/3 pieces and you're stuffed. Great little cozy bar right out of the old Chicago classic Italian restaurants kind of vibe.
B Williams
Window view of the Fox River. Wonderful food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup, House Salad, Chicken Breast Parmigiana
Sandy G.
My husband and I have been getting stuffed artichokes for years from Salernos. It's like a treat. We love them and our kids got us a gift card for Christmas. To start to use the gift card in the app online we would have been charged a fee which we did not have to when we picked up. We picked up because the app would not take the gift card number so we called to order. The artichokes looked small much smaller than usual. Most of the leaves were not stuffed at all. No stuffing. Mine had no stuffing except it looked like what they did was take a scoop of stuffing and plop it on the top and not stuff. That's why the artichokes looked small. We are so disappointed. At 14.50 now for a stuffed artichoke we expect a stuffed artichoke. No butter sauce either. Salernos used to be the best and hate to start looking for a new place to get them. Again disappointed.
Zack VerVynck
The best !
scott pittman
I have no idea where all these good reviews are coming from went here what a party of four pasta dishes are way overpriced for mediocre Italian food get a better value and better tasting food at Olive Garden don't wait your waste your time and money.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Mark Hutchison
In town for a meeting and ordered a pizza to eat in the car on the way home for dinner on the road. I was recommended by a friend who lives in the area. Good pizza, good crust, good sauce, good cheese, good sausage. Just all around good flavor, I like thin crust pizza and this was perfect. Good value.
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Wood
Excellent lasagna and Special Salad. Salerno's is on the west bank of the Fox River with outside dining in summer.
Atmosphere was great and staff was nice. We ordered pizza, pasta and pork chop. Pizza was ok. Pork chop came out and was really dry and tough. The pasta dish came out wrong. Then the server informed me that substitutions weren’t allowed on weekends. This was our first time here and wouldn’t the server normally tell you that when you are requesting substitutions. I’m grateful they fixed it, they gave a good portion of seafood but it was drowning in sauce. It was a terrible first experience not sure it would be worth another try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Linda Shields
Great food and service. Pizza the best
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Minestrone Soup, Meatballs, House Salad
Brian Klein
Just okay.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Rich Hogan
Amazing Food it was Phenominal. Service was Excellent. Atmosphere was Nice and Love Music gave it a romantic feel. Huge Portions. Beautiful View Of the River. Well be back for sure was here celebrating our 17th Wedding Anniversary, and to see Everclear. Will be our Stop Next time where in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Garlic Bread, House Salad
Yeah, you might spend a bit more than at some national chain place, but Salerno's is the RealDeal. Fantastic Italian, - straight forward, fairly simple dishes done very well, and my (Italian Mother) would have loved this restaurant... many items seem like what she would have made.Huge portions so you can take home lunch tomorrow.Nice wine list we thought.My first time here, and we will definitely come back!Highly recommended for real, family ish Italian food.Parking: Just pull on, and look around!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Ala Salerno, Sauce, Salerno's Special Salad
Great restaurant that is right on the river. Drinks are great, food was good and server was friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I would not give any stars if the system allowed. I have been wanting to go to Salerno on the Fox in St Charles for the past two years. Finally went 3/3/24 and will never go back. Out of 5 of us, none of our meals were good. Pasta was extremely over cooked and mushy. Meatballs were like leather. The fettuccine was watery. Plus what we chose from the website menu is not even offered unless you pay double of what it is advertised at to get what it shows. I Do Not Recommend Going There. Oh, best yet- when I told the owner how disappointed we were, he just walked away!!!!!! VERY RUDE - IGNORANT You can clearly see the ravioli is advertised at $19, I was told it would be $28 if I wanted that!!!!!! FALSE ADVERTISEMENT
Great place. Old school as it gets and thats a compliment these days. They take care of you, fill you up with delicious food with larger portions. The pizza is expensive for sure, but it feeds like a stuffed pizza would- 2/3 pieces and you're stuffed. Great little cozy bar right out of the old Chicago classic Italian restaurants kind of vibe.
Window view of the Fox River. Wonderful food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup, House Salad, Chicken Breast Parmigiana
My husband and I have been getting stuffed artichokes for years from Salernos. It's like a treat. We love them and our kids got us a gift card for Christmas. To start to use the gift card in the app online we would have been charged a fee which we did not have to when we picked up. We picked up because the app would not take the gift card number so we called to order. The artichokes looked small much smaller than usual. Most of the leaves were not stuffed at all. No stuffing. Mine had no stuffing except it looked like what they did was take a scoop of stuffing and plop it on the top and not stuff. That's why the artichokes looked small. We are so disappointed. At 14.50 now for a stuffed artichoke we expect a stuffed artichoke. No butter sauce either. Salernos used to be the best and hate to start looking for a new place to get them. Again disappointed.
The best !
I have no idea where all these good reviews are coming from went here what a party of four pasta dishes are way overpriced for mediocre Italian food get a better value and better tasting food at Olive Garden don't wait your waste your time and money.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
In town for a meeting and ordered a pizza to eat in the car on the way home for dinner on the road. I was recommended by a friend who lives in the area. Good pizza, good crust, good sauce, good cheese, good sausage. Just all around good flavor, I like thin crust pizza and this was perfect. Good value.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent lasagna and Special Salad. Salerno's is on the west bank of the Fox River with outside dining in summer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Minestrone Soup
Restaurantji Recommends
Atmosphere was great and staff was nice. We ordered pizza, pasta and pork chop. Pizza was ok. Pork chop came out and was really dry and tough. The pasta dish came out wrong. Then the server informed me that substitutions weren’t allowed on weekends. This was our first time here and wouldn’t the server normally tell you that when you are requesting substitutions. I’m grateful they fixed it, they gave a good portion of seafood but it was drowning in sauce. It was a terrible first experience not sure it would be worth another try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Great food and service. Pizza the best
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Minestrone Soup, Meatballs, House Salad
Just okay.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Amazing Food it was Phenominal. Service was Excellent. Atmosphere was Nice and Love Music gave it a romantic feel. Huge Portions. Beautiful View Of the River. Well be back for sure was here celebrating our 17th Wedding Anniversary, and to see Everclear. Will be our Stop Next time where in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Garlic Bread, House Salad
Never
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5